8Fees for connections to approved identity verification facility

8 Fees for connections to approved identity verification facility

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 42(1)(a) of the Act, a fee is payable by a government authority or non‑government entity for a connection to an approved identity verification facility mentioned in an item of the table in subsection (4) of this section.

Note: An authority or entity may have more than one connection to a facility.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount of the fee for the connection is the sum of: (a) the amount mentioned in column 2 of the item that covers the facility; and (b) the amount worked out by multiplying: (i) the number of kinds of documents (see subsection (5)) in relation to which the authority or entity is seeking to be able to request identity verification services using the facility; by (ii) the amount mentioned in column 3 of the item.

Note: This subsection applies if the authority or entity:

(a) is not otherwise connected to the facility; or
(b) is seeking to increase its number of connections to the facility.

(3) If: (a) the authority or entity has a connection (the existing connection) to the facility; and (b) the authority or entity seeks to replace the existing connection with a connection to the facility that would enable the authority or entity to request identity verification services in relation to: (i) one or more kinds of documents (see subsection (5)) in relation to which the existing connection enables the authority or entity to request identity verification services; and (ii) one or more other kinds of documents; the amount of the fee for the replacement connection is the amount worked out by multiplying: (c) the number of kinds of documents in relation to which subparagraph (b)(ii) applies; by (d) the amount mentioned in column 3 of the item that covers the facility.

Note: This subsection applies if the number of connections an authority or entity has to an identity verification facility will not change.

Note: Example: A non‑government entity has a connection to the DVS Hub, and can make requests using that facility for identity verification services in relation to the kinds of documents mentioned in paragraphs (5)(a), (b) and (c). The entity would like to replace that connection with a connection that enables them to request identity verification services in relation to the kinds of documents mentioned in paragraphs (5)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).

Note: Because there are 2 kinds of documents in relation to which subparagraph (b)(ii) of this subsection will apply (the kinds of documents mentioned in paragraphs (5)(d) and (e)), the amount of the fee for the replacement connection will be $909.10 (see column 3 of item 1 of the table in subsection (4)).